April 16, 1978 New York Mets at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
MIL 5 MIL 9
@BAL 2 BOS 8
TEX 6 KCR 2
CLE 1 SEA 8
@MIN 5 SEA 7
@MIN 2 NYY 3
CHW 0 CAL 2
@OAK 1
(11) DET 4
@TOR 3 CHC 5
PIT 1 HOU 4
CIN 3
(13) LAD 8
ATL 0 MON 4
NYM 1 SFG 8
@SDP 4 STL 5
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 18,790

Sunday, April 16, 1978
Time of Game: 1:53

Mets

5-5

Lost 2

4th, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  0
Expos           1  0  0   1  0  0   1  1  X    4  5  0

W: R Grimsley (2-0), L: J Koosman (1-2)

Expos

4-4

Won 2

4th, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .088  .426    0    0   2   
T Foli SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .429    0    0   3   
S Henderson LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .933    0    2   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .522    0   11   1   
T Grieve RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.067    0    0   0   
L Mazzilli CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .830    0    1   0   2B
J Stearns C                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .161  .400    0    5   1   2B
D Flynn 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .661    0    3   2   
J Koosman P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
  B Valentine PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Cornejo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    2   3                    24  12

BATTING

2B: L Mazzilli (3, off R Grimsley); J Stearns (1, off R Grimsley).

TB: L Mazzilli 2; J Stearns 2; D Flynn; T Grieve.

RBI: J Stearns (2).

2-out RBI: J Stearns.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Randle-D Flynn-W Montanez.

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Cromartie LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .056    0    2   0   
D Cash 2B                     2   2   1   1    2   0  .353 1.023    0    2   2   HR,CS
  P Frias 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
A Dawson CF                   3   2   3   2    1   0  .250  .820    0    2   0   HR,2B
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .833    0    4   0   
T Perez 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .465    0    6   1   IW
  S Mejias PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Parrish 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .417 1.042    0    2   1   2B
D Unser RF-1B                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .304  .755    0    6   0   IW
C Speier SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .823    0    2   6   GDP
R Grimsley P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .286    0    1   1   
Totals                       26   4   5   4    5   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Dawson (1, off M Cornejo); L Parrish (5, off M Cornejo).

HR: A Dawson (2, off J Koosman; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); D Cash (1, off J Koosman; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).

IBB: T Perez (2, by M Cornejo); D Unser (3, by M Cornejo).

TB: A Dawson 7; D Cash 4; L Parrish 2.

GIDP: C Speier (1).

RBI: A Dawson 2 (6); L Parrish (8); D Cash (3).

2-out RBI: A Dawson.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Cash (1, 2nd base by J Koosman/J Stearns).

PO: A Dawson (1st base by J Koosman).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Koosman, L (1-2)             6     2   2   2    2   4   2   2.11   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 2     62    -     0.61  -0.01
M Cornejo                      2     3   2   2    3   1   0   2.45   11     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 3          0-0    0.66  -0.10
Totals                         8     5   4   4    5   5   2          31     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2· 5           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Grimsley, W (2-0)            9     4   1   1    2   3   0   0.50   33     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1· 4     76    -     1.01   0.39
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1· 4           -

Balks: M Cornejo (1).

WP: None.

IBB: M Cornejo 2 (3; T Perez, D Unser).

PO: J Koosman (2; A Dawson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 1:53.

Attendance: 18,790.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Montreal Expos                       
1. L Randle             3B    1. W Cromartie          LF 
2. T Foli               SS    2. D Cash               2B 
3. S Henderson          LF    3. A Dawson             CF 
4. W Montanez           1B    4. G Carter             C  
5. T Grieve             RF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. L Mazzilli           CF    6. L Parrish            3B 
7. J Stearns            C     7. D Unser              RF 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. C Speier             SS 
9. J Koosman            P     9. R Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-0  1--     -13%  74% J Stearns       R Grimsley      Double to RF; Mazzilli Scores
   b 4   1  0-1  ---      11%  79% A Dawson        J Koosman       Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  ---      11%  64% D Cash          J Koosman       Home Run
   t 7   2  2-1  12-       8%  80% B Valentine     R Grimsley      Flyball: RF
   b 7   1  1-2  1-3       8%  94% L Parrish       M Cornejo       Double to RF; Dawson Scores; Mejias to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Foli          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  S Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Cromartie     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      64%  D Cash          Home Run
          ---      66%  A Dawson        Walk
   O      1--      62%  G Carter        Dawson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      61%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  T Grieve        Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  L Mazzilli      Double to LF
   O      -2-      66%  J Stearns       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  L Parrish       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Unser         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Koosman       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      68%  L Randle        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  C Speier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  R Grimsley      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      64%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  S Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      67%  W Montanez      Strikeout
   O      1--      70%  T Grieve        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  D Cash          Walk
   O      1--      68%  A Dawson        Cash Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---      79%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---      78%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      80%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
          ---      80%  D Flynn         Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  J Koosman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      82%  L Parrish       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      81%  D Unser         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  C Speier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  L Randle        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      85%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      86%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  R Grimsley      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      84%  D Cash          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  W Montanez      Flyball: SS
          ---      83%  T Grieve        Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      74%  J Stearns       Double to RF; Mazzilli Scores
          -2-      72%  D Flynn         Walk
                  Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Jerry Koosman batting 9th
   O      12-      80%  B Valentine     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mardie Cornejo facing 3-4-5
                  Mardie Cornejo replaces Bobby Valentine pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  A Dawson        Double to LF
   O      -2-      85%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B; Dawson to 3B
          --3      86%  T Perez         Intentional Walk
                  Sam Mejias pinch runs for Tony Perez batting 5th
   R      1-3      94%  L Parrish       Double to RF; Dawson Scores; Mejias to 3B
          -23      94%  D Unser         Intentional Walk
   OO     123      88%  C Speier        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
                  Del Unser moves to 1B; Sam Mejias moves to RF
   O      ---      91%  L Randle        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mardie Cornejo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  R Grimsley      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  D Cash          Walk
          1--      94%  A Dawson        Balk; Cash to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Single to LF; Cash Scores
   O      1--      97%  G Carter        Lineout: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
                  Pepe Frias replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  W Montanez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Grieve        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197804160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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